Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-17

A recess of minute or two was taken IN
allow the Maine Missionary Society to fx il.
place of meeting.
Lea. w. r. Hubbard, of the committee.
announced that invitations had been received
from the Newcastle. Bridgton and WatervilIe
churches. and the Hammond street church.
bangor. As the committee was not pre.
pared to report finally, its time wa. extended
and the conference resumed session.
Dea. Hubbard nominated Rev. L. n. Hal.
LOCK, Portland, the incumbent, for Modera-
tor.
Mr.. Hsllock expressed the desire tina,
some other man be voted for, on the grounds
OF rotation, and that down-east man should
be taken.
Mr. c. A. Woodbury., of Woodfords.
thought the principle of rotation adopted
three year. ago wise one. and nominated
Mr.. w. P. Hubbard; seconded by Rev. ]. D..
Emerson, of Kennebunkport
Mr.. Hallock Withdrew his NAME
Inc conference proceeded to ballot, and
Resulted in the unanimous choice OF Mr.. W.
T. Hubbard As Moderator.
The outgoing Moderator extended the right
hand of fellowship to his successor.
Rev. j. ID. Emer.on,. in behalf of the com.
mit'ee on nominations, reported as
follows:
| Va hiuuLHs-DeA T.. r. DurPn.
Bangor; Rev. Chas. H. Pope, Pennington !:
Rev. z. Adams, Bangor
| Treasurer-Dea. J. s. Wheelright. BANGOR.
| Auditor-Dea VIM. s bennett. Bangor.
Secretary for Sunday Schools-Rev. Benz
P. Snow, Willard
Committee on Sunday Schools-Dea. Geo
Packard Winthrop; Peter f Vose, Dennvs-
vile; John NJ Gould. Portland; Horace N.
Bolster, Paris; Rev. Edgar NJ Cousins,
Cumberland Mills Rev J. ID. Emerson.
Kenpe buDkport
| TO visit the Theological Seminary at Ban
gor-B ID. Osgood. Fort Fairfield: E.
Cousins, Cumberland Mills; J. L.
Thomas, Auburn; Fred X. Newport, Wilton :;
John Torrey, ID. ID Bar Harbor; E. "
Smith. Waterville; A. F Dunnels. Bath; A.
G. Ftz. South Paris; Chas. B. Wa,hen, Or.
ono; w. H. Mcbride, Brownville; C. S.
| Wilder, Madison; E. p. Eastman, Hiram :;
L. L Hack, Belfast; Daniel Green, Machi-
as; Edmond c Ingalls,, Saco.
To visit Bowdoin College--F. V. Nor
cross, Union; c. F W Hubbard, Ellis.
WORTH Kevs w G Mann, Monson; Daniel
Sewall. York; Chas 6. McCully, Calais.
| Visitor to Hollowell Classical SCHOOL,.
| +. w. Hubbard Ellsworth
Delegate 10 Congregational Union of Eng
| land and Wales-Rev. Arthur F. Skeele, Au.
gusts, with power to choose a substitute.
! Congregational Union of Nova Scotia New
Brunswick-Geo. w. Christie. Presque Isle !;
Geo. w. Johnson, Buxton.
| Maine Conference of NJ + church at Port
lsnd-Rev. Francis Southworth, Portland;
Rev. Fl. S. Mcknight, Falmouth.
| East Maine Conference of NJ E church at
| Rockland-Amory II. Tyler, Camden.
Free Baptist at Farmington-G w Jones,
New Sharon; Rev. Alexander Wiswall
Norway.
Maine Baptist Missionary Conventional
w. Jenkins, Gardiner; Darius A. More
house, Foxcrott.
Yearly Meeting of Friends, Newport, r. l.
-Ebenezer Bean, Gray; +. L. Bayley, Port
| land.
American Missionary Assoc iation-Chas.
G McCully, Calais; Chas E. Andrews,
Blddetord; T. NJ Davies, Biddeford.
Next meeting of the General Conference
on the Tuesday preceding the third Wednes
day of June, 1888 at Q A. VI. Preacher,
Rev. George Lewis of So Berwick; alternate
Rev. w. b. Cross, Milltown, N. B.
| The report of the committee as to the place
| of holding the next meeting will agree with
that of the Maine Missionary Society.
Waterviile, Newcastie. Bridgton; Hammond
street church, Bangor; Woodfords, Cumber-
| land Mills have been suggested.
The report was returned to the committee
that certain changes might be made.
Art. II of the constitution was amended as
follows:
"At each annual meeting Of the conference a
mi tee of arrangements shall be chosen, to consist
| OF five persons, one of whom shall be the pastor,
(or some lay member) Of the church With which the
conference meets. and two Of whom shall be chosen
| from those who served on the same committee the
preceding year. and the subject. etc"
| Voted to amend article 8, relative to the
hour of meeting on the forenoon of the frst
| day of the conference, substituting for lat
| 9 o'clock"
"At such hour Of the morning as the committee
OF arrangements may designate upon the pro-
gramme."
A letter was read from DR.. Alden of Bos
ton, OF the American Board of Commission
| ers for Foreign Missions, and prayer was
offered by Rev. C. II. Daniels.
At this point, the business having been
| concluded for the present, there was heated
discussion of Prof Ropes address on "Amuse-
ments. and several were frequently on their
feet at one time eudeavoring to gain the
floor.
Rev. C. II. Gates, of Limington, took ex-
captions in an emphatic manner to that pa
per- He related an instance in his expert
ence where revival services had been broken
up bv a dancing school He characterized
this indulging in card playing, billiards, play
going and dancing, as "borrowing OF the
devil"
Rev. c. ID. Crane of Newcastle was glad
his young people did not listen to the address
and referred to Bangor, where Prof Ropes
resided. a. place without prohibition. He
hoped there would be an address in reply to
the Professor.
Rev. +. V. Norcross of Union. would not
be surprised if the conference was followed
nv a half dozen private dances.
Rev. Alexander Wiswall of Norway be-
lieved in regulating amusemeuts but was
opposed TO dancing. He thought his brethren
on comforting with Prof. Ropes would find
his ideas in regard to amusements not much
different than their own.
Rev. G. w. Jones of New Sharon moved
that the address be printed.
Dea w z. Hubbard of Bangor seconded
the motion. He said if printed the address
could then be read by all and considered.
He had ten children and for one was heartily
in favor of it.
MIR. Gates would have the objections printed
with the paper.
Mr.. Town looked with sorrow upon the
address God be thanked that it had not
come before the young people, All the
movers of hell were combined to drag them
down, God have mercy on this paper
Mr.. Geo B. Burrows of Fryeburg believed